Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites is one of the oldest surviving church complexes, founded in the 5th century. It is located approximately 30 kilometres northwestern of Aleppo, Syria.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 580 metres (1,910 feet)
- Description: historical church building located to the northwest of Aleppo, Syria
- Also known as“دير سمعان”“قلعة سمعان”“كنيسة مار سمعان العمودي”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dead Cities and Daret Izza.
Dead Cities
The Dead Cities are a dispersed collection of world heritage-listed in Northwestern Syria.
Salwah
Village
Salwah is a village in Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate.
8 km west of Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
Church of Saint Simeon Stylites
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Latitude
36.33292° or 36° 19′ 59″ north
Longitude
36.84367° or 36° 50′ 37″ east
Open location code
8G8R8RMV+5F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Church of Saint Simeon Stylites” goes by many names.
دير سمعانArabic
قلعة سمعانArabic
Սուրբ Սիմեոն Սյունակյաց եկեղեցիArmenian
Església de Sant Simeó EstilitaCatalan
圣西蒙教堂Chinese
圣西蒙教堂 (叙利亚)Chinese
聖西蒙教堂Chinese
聖西蒙教堂 (敘利亞)Chinese
Crkva sv. Šimuna Stilita kod AlepaCroatian
Crkva svetog SimeonaCroatian
Kostel svatého Simeona StylityCzech
Symeon stylitens kirkeDanish
Qalat al SamaanDutch
Qalat SemaanDutch
Qalat Semaan (Huis van Simon)Dutch
Qalat SimanDutch
Qalat SinanDutch
دير سمعانEgyptian Arabic
Püha Siimeon Sambniku kirikEstonian
Pyhän Simeonin kirkkoFinnish
Βασιλική Αγίου Συμεών του ΣτυλίτουGreek
כנסיית שמעון סטיליטסHebrew
Gereja Santo Simeon StylitesIndonesian
Basilica di San Simeone StilitaItalian
Chiesa di San Simeone StilitaItalian
Qal’at Sim’anItalian
Qal’at Sim’an (Rocca di Simeone)Italian
Qalaat Sama’anItalian
カラート・サマーンJapanese
カラート・セマーンJapanese
聖シメオン教会Japanese
성 시미언 교회Korean
Qalʿat SimʿanKurdish
دیر سمعانPersian
Калъат-СимъанRussian
церковь Симеона СтолпникаRussian
cerkev sv. Simona StilitaSlovenian
Symeon stylitens kyrkaSwedish
Simeon Sütunu KilisesiTurkish
دیر سمعانUrdu
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